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Mary Barra

Why more organisations need to recognise female talent and offer women seats at the leadership table – Allyson Zimmermann, Executive Director at Catalyst Europe

Women Adding Value in the Economy

Tackling the gender pay gap through the WAVE programme by taking action to improve gender equality for 24,000 employees in Wales – Dr. Alison Parken of Cardiff Business School

Tablets

Challenging gender bias and championing positive female role models in economics – Professor Janet Currie, Director of Princeton’s Center for Health and Well Being

Gender equality

Introducing the Athena SWAN charter as a framework to improve gender equality in economics – Professor Simon Clark, Head of the School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh

Whitehall sign

UK scores top marks for percentage of women in senior government roles, behind only Canada, South Africa and Australia in the G20 – Björn Conway, Head of Government and Public Sector at EY

Tokyo, Japan

Evaluating the effectiveness of womenomics in Japan – Leanne-Marie McCarthy-Cotter of the Political Studies Association

Wonder Woman

Become your own hero in 2016 – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Becky Kennedy

Secrets of sales success using Etsy: Why setting up an online shop needn’t be daunting – Becky Kennedy, Etsy Resolution Mentor is here to help you

First aid

How to become the difference between a life lost and a life saved by learning first aid skills – Ruth Jalloh, Social Inclusion Manager for St John Ambulance

Global careers

Relocation, relocation, relocation: Want to start a new career in a new country? Here’s how… – Rebecca Penwarden, Global Opportunities Team Leader, Page Group

Polly Wilton

Transitioning from the military to a civilian career running fitness brands for strong women who don’t give up – Founder of Lover and a Fighter and Body Guarding, Polly Wilton

Blog

Women who’ve got the write stuff: Ten tips on how to run a blog alongside your day job – Wai Foong Ng, Founder and Editor of Suit & Pie

Sally Hunt - Train to Teach

Train to Teach: Going back to school as a career changer – Sally Hunt, Maths Teacher at Carmel College, Darlington

Amy Johnson in her plane in 1932

Celebrating female heroines to help us redefine engineering for women now and in the future – Jo Foster, Chair of the IET Women’s Network

Languages

New Year, New ‘Vous’? Why now is the time to learn a new language for your personal development – Vicky Gough, British Council Schools Adviser

Stemettes panel

Advice to women and girls in tech: Seek forgiveness not permission – Anne-Marie Imafidon, Co-founder of Stemettes

Roving Café

What’s your big idea to make a difference in the community and how will you bring it to life? – Sarah Martin, Founding Director of Lemon Gazelle CIC

Laptop

Who do I want to be? Free online courses as a springboard to career development throughout your working life – Melinda Seckington, Ruby Developer at FutureLearn